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The Meeker herald., 1887-01-01
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Most people have formed their ideas
of the public lands and land laws upon
the lands of the Eastern. Middle. South.
ern and Northwestern states. In the
regions la which the soil II naturally
made fertile by rain. snow and timber.
and Is preserved fiom tho lrcciiing i'm.
poyrrishiGcnt by u subsoil. which makes
farm, from which as sDon rs the settler
can plow he can gel n bpuntiful return
from the wealth Of nature.
These conditions made the Gift Of 100
acres of land by III. government pro-
vision for family. on which industry
could scon find support. ard could grow
into substantial wealth. The pr--emp-
ton and homestead laws were based up-
on this natural fertility Of The land: also
the Limitation Of single entries 10 n
quarter section. hut these laws are ~
uniting TO the dry plains Of the West
and Southwest. that such industries as
exist there upon the land exist by nulli.
flying the land laws either by fraud or
by u bold appropriation Of The publ !c
lands.
They who have always lived In a
country of fertile land a,vl scasonablc
rains and SHOWS can not think ~ tho
poverty Of ~ country in which nothing
but the scaniics; hcrbage grows without
irrigation. And they who have heard
the word irrigation think 1t a charmed
word. which easily converts deser, io
u garden. Their minds do NO; take In
that streams Of water aud the united
action of inhabitants. capital and law
are requisite TO the construction and
management Of irrigating works. and
that with all these their limitations are
narrow. Such land bounty to "a settler
Is like saying to bin Go West. take up
n quarter section. dig n canal TO some
remote stream. and then plow and grow
up with the country.
A vague iica fuas in the civilized
parts Of the country that these plains
are pasture lands: that they have kind
Of grass which grows without moisture,
and that the cattle business is ~ great
ranging under land laws which limit
one mans entry to one hundred and
sixty acres Of land. Of which IA much rs
thirty acres are needed by each head Of
cattle? This would allow the cattle
growing settler five head Of cattle. with
u pasture too poor To allow dairy pro-
ducts.
Nor is this the worst. 1t is found
that this grass Of arid growth does not
bear feeding down. 1t has not the re-
newing power of grass of watered lands.
Even I'm the great ranges it is running
down so that 1t is not sufficient pro-
vision for winter pastnring. And now
the cRttieinen have to face the necessity
OF winter feeding. All this affords a
rich prospect to the settler to go west
and enter a homestead quarter section,
and grow up with tue country. with dvs
The Meeker herald., 1887-01-01
s,.,s S.w. x,t e.ss,-.

The custom of tine Hebrews uf killing
saitl- after the manner prescribed by
The Mosaic law. recently prohibited In
s1iuc parts vi Germany oH III. ground
pf "crucl,y to animals, says I'll. Nash.
viile Union. has been In vogue In iha,
ri,y for years. According ,o tie jew.
al law. whici, was laid down hy Moses.
10 butcher Is allowed To Nil his own
ca,iic. This mus, b- don. 10y func.
,iynary known by the title of ''sh"-li'it.
sho receives hi, TIL. directly from til.
Icwts,, congregation. \ Year, study !,
required by the person 10 Ut him for the
POSITION of "shosi,-t." The manner ~
silling rs described tn u reporter 10y onc
of the butchers WHO pg,r,icri the Gus
tom ior many years. is quite int resting.
The doomed animals head il drawn
DOWN 10 ring IN III, ilonr. wh.r.upon
a rope is fastened Ia tile creatures left
hind leg. which is then hoistcd up until
the body falls over upon it, side. thus
compelling the animal TO stand upon ita
fore feet with It's head resting upon it,
horIis. At this jlncturc the sliO,hct.
armed with long knife. the blade Of
which Is some Two fee; In length and ~
sharp as razor. advances TO the ahi-
malls head and r,ibs his hand over the
neck In cr,icr IA lind soft place. This
done. he deity and quickly draws the
deadly weapon across the animals
thrUat. lie Is only allowed to make one
cut and two slashcs. No one il alln s.d
To touch the animal until ii has blcd 10
death. When life is extinct IL is laid
upon i;s back to be dressed. The mex,
u.nr done " the shoshct ia Ia insert
his arm on rhc inside of the carcass and
ascertain whether the lungs ar. perfect
ly free from the ribs. lf such Is found
to be tho ease. the lungs are drawn out.
placed upon the table and thoroughly
tested IN order 10 ascertain their condi.
tion. for upon this depends the health
fulness of the meat. The test Is ac-
complished by blowing up the lungs. II
they are found to bc air tight the sbo-
shet attaches his official seal 10 the
meat. and no meat can bc sold 10 He
brew consumers unless SO branded. The
seal contains the word kosher"
printed In Hebrew characters:
The German idea that the killing of
cattle by this method is cruel is denied.
The Jewish mode is said 10 be the best
method, and that animals slaughtered
In this manner die natural death. One
good effect is that every drop of blood is
run out of the carcass before II Is
dressed. and the lung test would in.
stantiy detect ro-pncumomia.
The Meeker herald., 1887-01-01
GENERAL NEWx.

Washington was nearly deserted the
past week. owing Ia tic holiday Recess
Of Congress-.
Lord Randolph Churchill has rc1.,.',ssl
s,wss sass ~ sssxo cAlAAee. AAA-As- -@s.A-
ing rune In English politics
The Senate has couarncd the nosnin.
alton Of +. r. Arbuckir. I" '.e ltrgis'rr
of the General Land Ofiic- al Denver.
Mrs. Susana Warren. perhaps the old.
est prrson In the United states. II not
In the world. died las; week n, the ago
Of III years. having been iprn In i5iO.
A SNOW slide occurred nj Chalk
Ranch. near I.r,dvillc. one day last
week. It covered the Denver and Rio
6ranac road two hundred fec, In length
and ten Ia twenty feet Ia depth.
u. ". Tomblin aud ". u. Colvin.
president and cashier respectively. Of
the Hank o! Akron. Colorado. were ar.
rested last week. charged with crooked
ness In connection with the susprssion
Of that bank.
The British irenc.ad sultan ran into
and sunk the French steamer Vics
,otia. while the latter was lying nj
anchor In III. Tagms. Tho Victoria
had 30 persons on buar,l M.d the
mos, oi then, were drowned.
A gTca, mortality Ia reported among
the ca;,l. In the western part of Iowa.
on. farmer reporting III. loss Of ~ and
another %: leo head In short time. II
is not known positively whether i, is
plcuro. pneumonia or not, pending an
investigation.
Some Austrian statesmen declare that
the maintenance Of peace Is entirely de-
pendent upon the action Of the Gar.
and. rs he thinks. dclirun trcmcns may
at any moment cause him la commit An
act of folly which would prccipitate a
war. The Car Is said 10 bc In constant
fear Of the Nihilist,. and is suspicious
contact. including even his own wife
and children.
II looks ~ II the struggle of the pres
cnt session Of Congress was going to bc
that over the Interstate Commerce
bill. The railroad corporations hnd no
expectation that the House and Senate
would ever be able TO come together ON
it. aud they therefore see with surprise
that their differences have been settled
by a joint committee and compromise
measure prepared which contains all the
main features Of both bills.
In the apcx-sidc-linc suit at Denver
the apex icnds won the suit. By this
decision the side-linc does not keep the
miner from working into other property
provided he has the apex Of the vein on
his property. The verdict was received
at Aspen with profound regret. and it
comes near knocking the bottom out Of
that town. A new trial has been asked
for. and II not granted an appeal will I've
taken 10 the Supreme Court Of the
United states.
A solid man is Jonathan bass. of
Cambria. New York. In ls.,s his Joints
began to stificn and grow into solid
bone; in 1851 he took To his bed. and
there he lies now, perfectly stif, every
The Meeker herald., 1887-01-01
D-.ss Of ysAs a. Les.s.

II In with regret that wo sie called
upon tO chronicle the death Of John a.
Logan. which occurred last Sunday -
esMpn. Hs had been troubled WITH
acute rheumatism for some time past.
and until last Saturday wns thought to
bc Of no serious consequence. The i'm.
mesiiat- cause Of his deniise was riicu.
matism of the heart.
John A. Logan was horn In jackson
county. Illinois, wher he received .
common school education. and suhae-
qucntiy graduated ut the Louisville
University; enlisted n private In the
Illinois Volunteers and became Quar-
tcrinnstcr In tile war with Mexico: Wns
clcctcsl Clerk of the jackson County
Cour, In 1873; studied and practicssi
Law: wns elccird io the Legislature Of
Illinois In isi.. ~. 20. and 81: wns
Prosecuting Attorney from 1888 Ia 1851;
wa, II Presidential Elccior In isSI; WAS
elected To the Thirty.sixih and Thirty
seventh Congresses, resigned and rn.
tered the Union Army n. Colonel. and
reached the rank Of Maior.t;rncSal In
N. WIZ for III. suppression Of tho re-
b-llion; was appointed Minister to Mex
leo In i.s.,. but declined; was elected Ia
the fo,ticth and forty.iirs, Congresses;
was elected to the United States Senate
as Republican. tn succr~si Richard
Yates, Republican. serving from March
I. ISL. TO March >. ls'I; rrsamci tho
practice Of law nj Chicago: was again
elected ,o the uni,-i States S~nate In
is7p and reelected III issi. and his term
Of o,iicr would OF expired March ). 1901.
Ed. HERALD.
The Meeker herald., 1887-01-01

head Of cattle. II he can dig . ditch
soms stream TO irrigate an aero " "
Of alfalfa grass to help them uirouo
tho winter. "a
The cattle business In all that reGia
sulsists by lawieSsness upon the lasl
laws. which II justinsble. becsiise
was necessary to the existence of aay
productive industry. Tho simple Law.
lessness is the appropriation of the pub.
lie land without any pretsnss Of righe3
These rangers have u code which ro9
siccts one another's appropriations, bu
this Is a state Of war. and Ii srowin(
harder To maintain against new -cotnssl
and disputinc claimants.
The Meeker herald., 1887-01-01
4 Colorado View Of ,hs Measure.


The following address has been issued
by j. A. Cooker. President Of the Colo
RADIO Cattle Growers Association re-
garding the bill recently introduced in
the Senate, creating commission To
deal with contagious caitl. diseases.
The full text Of the bill in question is To
b- found Ia another column OF TmE
HERALD.
OFFICE OF rIiE COLORADO
CATTLE GROWERS ASSOCIATION,
DENVER, Colo. Dec. -. 1875.
To tho senator. .ni Representatives In Con.
sr,.. a..-nbi--i;
GgSrLgMES-l would respectfully
represent That by the authority Of the
Executive Committee ii the Colorado
Cattle Growers Association that the
bill recently introduced by Senator
Warner Miller. of New York. provid.
Ing for the cstnbi iishm-nt Of u commis-
sion authorized 10 deal with the lues-
ton Of contagious bovine Diseases. will
no, meet the demands Of III. cattle In.
dus,ry for protection. bu, that the law
creating the Bureau Of Animal Industry
should In amended cnlasRing the pow.
crs Of the bureau. 10 the eni that the
practical knowledge anluirrd by its
ofllc-rs and agents in the Investigations
made by them. could L. nj once utilized
for the safety and protection of Amcri-
can cattle. The provisions Of the abDvc
mentioned bill. emitting the section
crratin. tho commission. arc not objcc.
tionablc. but should br male by amend.
mrnt n part of the Bureau Animal In
dustrv. J. A. CoorEn.
President Colorado Cattle Growers A.
The Meeker herald., 1887-01-01
The state Tax Lew.

We called attention some weeks ago
to the suit brought, in the Supreme
Court Of the State, by the Attorney
General. to enforce levy In excess Of
the Constitutional limit. II plain Eng
lish can he construed TO mean what 1t
says any school boy would have given
the sains opinion which the highest
court OF the State has been called upon
10 give. The decision Of the court was,
~ "a matter of course, that the state in
stitutions are State property and are
embraced In the levy for state pnr-
poses," and whatever was assessed for
those institutions must come ont Of the
four mills levicd-wbich is the limit
that can be levied when the assessed
valuation within the State exceeds one
hundred millions. We would like tn
know whether the excess over four
mills fc-. etats purposes wss levied In
Garfield county?
The Meeker herald., 1887-01-01
wv. HU0Us. N. MAJOR.
j. w. Hugus f. Co.,
BANKERS,
MEEKER COLORADO.

Tyanact . 0sosrsi Ranking business
Hishes, price raid fur County Warrants. In
tsrrst allowed on Tune Deposits. Ds~fss
drawn "a kAsaSru Cities AMI Europe.
Correspondents, kotntsn Bros., New York;
yirst Sattosai Hank. Omaha; Colorado
Iauoaal Hank. Denver; J. ". Huxus 4 Co.
hawtins. Wyo.
Csiisesssas PrsaPsly Attended 10.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-25

THE railway meeting Mt the Mel
chants Exchange, Saturday evening
YVES not so fruitful of good re-
suits as ought TO characterize a meet
ing OF its importance in city as
large and wealthy as Dallas. The en-
lire amount needed TO secure The
Dallas & Gainesville rail road
should bavc been subscribed
ed right tn and there. However
some good men Of energy and public
spirit volun turcd TO solicit subscrip-
tions 10 the fund, and names TO the
board of guarantee. There are men
in Dallas as in every community,
who are so selfish and lacking
in progress as to refuse their measure
OF aid to every public enterprise, but
who quietly wait tor their dividends
in way of increased business or values
resulting from the liberality and eff
forts of their ncxt-door nelghbor.
The HERALD hopes to see a decrease
of that sort OF spirit in Dallas, and
shall help TO cultivate more liberal
and cnterprising sentiment. The
Eondition we want TO sec can be
Manfred up in these very few words
ry man his full duty--every man
le wheel, and Dallas will go on
I. aud upward. There should be
lrones. The idea ola $4,000 man
ributing along with 81 600 man
he on MIN. They should be
Iyn
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-25

lie News If this morning prints
mother editorial with evident pur-
pose Of prejudicing Texas democrats
against prohibition on account of the
reported utterance OF Mr.. FarwolI OF
the capital building syndicate in an
Austin speech. that he wanted to see
prohibition succeed because il would
crack the solid South" and on an
other page the News prints a dis
patch from Austin denying that Mr..
Farwcll had said the things which
had been credited to him; aud on the
other hand, this dispatch says, that all
who heard him agree that he said,
=" There Is no danger OF prohibition
splitting the democracy IN the South"
But the anti papers are making good
use Of the false report. Look out for
Others of like character ard ials,ty so
late in the canvass that they cannot
be cfiectually corrected. The HERALD
would not be surprised If they should
publish some terrible story az coming
from prohibition speakers about capt
uring the offices, splitting the party all
TO pieces, going in partnership with
the Republicans of Massachusetts,, the
dynamiters of Chicago, putting Ross
in Jail. and running the State generally,
just about long enough before the
election to get over the State'and not
give the pros anytime to correct the
story. Strange as it may appear, too,
some weak men will listen to such
stuff.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-25

THE Houston Age and Others of the
anti press are much worried over the
changes going on in public sentiment
on the prohibition question, and semi
occasionally z they contrast the ex-
preston of Reagan, Culberson and
Maxcy of to-day with their cx-
pressions of two and four years ago.
as Inconsistencies. They hope by this
parade of the difference in tne'r opin-
ion OH this question now and then to
weaken the force and influence OF
their uttcranccs Of to-day. But this
is not winning card with the
ants: but they give to the
people of Texas an example worthy to
be, followed by every patriot of our
State. The people keep in mind that
old and trite truism that "a wise man
changes his mind-fools never" 1t
was the change in public sentiment
which gave independence and freedom
TO the United States and to Texas,
from British and Mexican Tyranny. IL
is this change so steadily going on
which worries the ants. Had Reagan,
Maxey, Cu.berson, Crawford, Clan
ham was a pro ten years ago. and a
hundred thousand other Texas Demo-
Gratis of Texas adhered TO their opin-
ions of two AID four years ago, the
ants would not be even put TO the
trouble of OF ganizing under the cap
taincy of the brewers and distill-
ers of the north to defeat the
amendment. The ants arc learning
that the world moves, and as the dire
full evils Of whisky and the iniquitous
power Of the saloons grow so must
the sentiment Of cur good people
recognize the necessity and lend a
strong hand in the effort TO abolish the
traffic from our land. The HERALD
believes the amendment will be
adopted on August 4th but if we are
mistaken, if rum power prevails. the
prohibitionists will renew the fight
on the 9th, and continue it unceas-
iDgly until victory does crown their
efforts. They should carry it into the
legislature and give the ants OPP
portunty TO take some Of their own
prescription Legislative prohibition.
Tho handwriting is on the wall. The
saloon must go-whether by consti-
tuition or Legislative prohibition.
Gumbo file and fine Mexican coffee Just
arrival nj Rouphp'g urOcery store
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-25

ANY citizen of the United States q
years old, and having resided in Texas
ono year prior TO August 4th, and in
n senatorial or representative district
six months prior to the 4th of August
may vote in the approaching prohi-
hilton election.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-25

Con. w. l.. CRAWFORD will speak at
tho wigwam tonight aud all are ill.,
yited TO attend ANTS especially.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-25

THE use of the wigwam aud di-
vision Of time rendered by the FRO
hibition Committee to Judge Alb
bost has been declined by Col. ID. a
Wiliams, chairman of the ants, to
whnm the matter was referred.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-25

CONGRESSMAN JOE ABBOTT is i'll the
city and will speak tonight. lie Is
entitled TO large audience.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-25
DIR. ANDERSON.

DIR. S. J. Anderson win speak at
Warren's Chapel tomorrow night
for prohibition.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-25
Dissolution.

The firm OF Lewis Brothers & Co., OF
Fort Worth and Dallas, Texas, was dis
solved by mutual consent July /, 1887. Mr..
w. G. Lewis retiring. The boot and shoe
business will be conducted by Il. III. Lewis
general partner, and Geo. IL. Peabody spec
ial partner, under the name of Lewis Broth
ers, who assume all assets and pay all LA
bilities. y. ii. LEWIS,
w. G. LEWIS,
GEO. ii. PEABODY
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-25

Gumbo file and fine Mexican coffee just
arrived at Bouchc's grocery store.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-12-29
EAST MONROE,
December Goth, 1887.

December 26th, 1887.
J. b. Crothers was in Chillicothe Saturday.
J. L. Durnell spent Christmas in Washing
ton O. Il.
The sad intelligence reached here Saturday
evening to the effect that Mr.. Jas. Anderson
had both legs crushed by moving train at
Leesburg. Mr.: Anderson has, until recently,
been resident Of this community and has
many friends and acquaintances who were
panied to hear Of his misfortune. His death
was announced on Sunday.
A. J. Smith has returned from two weeks
trip through Virginia.
Isaac Wingate, Of Iowa, is the guest OF E.
Wipgate and family Of the Fairfield House.
Christmas at this place passed off pleasantly.
Santa Claus greeted the little ones IS usual.
The school directors are none the less jubi-
liant over their success with the Christmas tree.
Two beautiful trees were erected In the school,
scholars from the teachers while the other was
burdened to the utmost capacity with kind
tokens Of love and friendship Of every descript.
ZOE. Old Santa Claus surprised the little ones
by appearing on the scene just a. John No
Kinney was telling them that owing to press
Of business he could not be present. Of course
everything passed of agreeable after this. The
presents were then duly distributed and every
one departed to their several homes.
Last Saturday evening about thirty-ave Of
the select Of the neighborhood repaired to the
residence Of ]. T. Jenkins where he had clever
y planned and executed . surprise in honor of
the eighteenth birthday of his daughter Ella.
At $50 O'Clock they were invited to the supper.
room where they were greeted with table
loaded with all the delicaoies Of the kind to
which all did justice. J. H. Street, lillian
Miller and Minnie Holmes then entertained
them with music with the violin and organ.
The crowd dispersed ct 1l:S0 O'Clock, feeling
that It had been our Xmas eve long TO be re-
| membered.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-12-29
SINKING SPRING.
December 9th, 1887.


Quite good. sized congregation illed the NJ i,
z. Church on Christmas Day to hear IN appro-
pirate sermon from Rev. e. L. Knox.
Christmas Day was passed quietly with fami.
~ dinners, when absent ones returned made
glad the Christmas feast.
At dawn on Saturday morning the firing Of
guns announced the Christmas time and the
day was passed 90 holiday by most of the
laboring men, the boys celebrating II BY firinR
innumersble packs Of shooting crackers.
Mr.. Wade Kennedy and Miss Efie Petrie, Of
Portsmouth. are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaiah Gall.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Y. Yankis arrived at home
unexpectedly ON Saturday from Memphis,
Tenn, in time to take part in the family din.
der at Mr.. Samuel Patton's. Il was pleasant
surprise TO the home friends. Mr.. and Mrs,
Yankis arc in good health and little Roy IL
growing finely.
Miss Tillie Gall, after . four months sb-
| ssnce at school in Portsmoush, 10 at home
spending the holidays.
Miss Euna Swisshelm came homo Friday eve
ming to remain until after New Years.
A crowded house greeted the 8. Of VS. on
Christmas Eve, and the performances were
very creditsble TO the ladies and Gentlemen
| taking part. All did we'll, but the "Ouiet Fam
lily" the "Walking Photograph" and "Heayy
Shower" were the hits Of the evening and some
Of the actors therein showed dramatic talent Of
high order, and last. but not least, the min
strel performance by the "darkies" was the
laughsble feature OF the evening. AZ the
house was filed TO overfowing It was Q hnsn-
oial success.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-12-29
q. 8. Grant Council Election.

The following officers were elected for
1883 in U. 8. Grant Council, No. 168,
National Union, on last Tuesday even:
Presi1opt, A. W. Downham.
Vice President, G. w. Bowers.
Ex-President, w. G. Duckwall.
Speaker, DR.. J. R. Callahan.
Secretary, 8. Lewis Holmes.
Financial Secretary, DR.. W. Hoyt.
Chaplain, o. 8. Lemon.
Treasurer, F. 8. Glenn.
Sergeant.ateArms, Thomas Shields.
Door Keeper, G. P. Wright.
Trustees. DR.. w. Hoyt, 0. N. Holmes
Representative, J. B. worley.
Alternate, q. N. Holmes.
Medical Examiner, DR.. W. Hoyt.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-12-29

Mr.. Chas. H. Collins popular book,
"From Highland Hills to an Emperor's
Tomb" would make an appropriate
holiday present. We offer the book and
the Nsws-HERALD, to new subscribers,
for only two dollars. The regular price
of the book is 81. BY accepting this
offer you virtually get the News HERALD
one year for nothing. II you are already
. subscriber why not pay " the S2 and
send the Nsws.HARALD - . present to
some Of your relatives or friends who do
not take II II would make . very &C.
ceptahls eift, ono that would be srats.
fsny appsseiatsd esck and every vsei
|th1ooGhqat the yeas.